PANAJI
Amid intermittent bouts of rain, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Goa on Monday announced the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from Goa. The monsoon has retreated three days earlier this year, on October 13, compared to October 16 last year.
“Southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Goa, October 13,” the IMD said in a statement issued on Monday. The official withdrawal is October 14.
Despite the official withdrawal, the IMD has sounded a Yellow alert for Goa till Thursday, warning of thunderstorms and moderate showers that may continue over the next few days.
The prevailing weather is being influenced by a low-pressure area over west-central Arabian Sea and associated cyclonic circulation extended up to 5.8 km above mean sea level.
As per IMD’s end-of-season report on September 30, Goa experienced a normal monsoon this year, with the State recording 104 per cent of the long-period average (LPA) rainfall for the June–September season. The State received an average of 3135 mm of rain, with North Goa receiving 100 percent of its seasonal average and South Goa slightly higher at 108 per cent.
However, the total rainfall this year was less compared to the last two years, when Goa received record-breaking rainfall of 147 percent in 2024 and 113 percent in 2023.
The monsoon had also arrived early this year, advancing over Goa on May 25, nearly a week before its normal onset date.
